Weeks after the first season of Tokyo Vice completed, HBO Max has decided to renew the show. It's obvious that fans couldn't get enough of the show after its 8-episode run that ran throughout the month of April. And now, many are looking forward to when the show airs on HBO Max.
At the announcement of Tokyo Vice Season 2, HBO Max's Head of Original Content Sarah Aubrey said:
Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by Jake Adelstein's non-fiction book of the same title. It stars Ansel Elgort (as Jake Adelstein), Rachel Keller (as Samantha Porter), Shô Kasamatsu (as Sato), and Ken Watanabe (as Hiroto Katagiri). The show was filmed in Tokyo with an original 10-episode commitment. During the quarantine period of the pandemic, filming was forced to shut down, which caused the show to incur additional expenses.
Not to mention, there has been some clamor over Elgort's controversy. The actor was accused of sexually assaulting a fan and even sending inappropriate photos to a minor. This led people to boycott his films, including Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.
Elgort has since denied these allegations and made minimal, controlled appearances to the public. Tokyo Vice is his latest project since the allegations started.
With the renewal of the show, creator J.T. Rogers said:
A 15-second teaser accompanies the announcement for the Tokyo Vice Season 2 confirmation. It doesn't give away any information regarding the show but it's enough to get fans excited.
You can watch the teaser here:
You can also watch the official trailer of Tokyo Vice here:
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